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by LS Marcus (Author) "Inimical Fortune, envious of all good, she who revolves things human, has deprived me for a whole year of our most illustrious presence, and still..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 470 pages
  • Publisher: Chicago University Press (10 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0226504654
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226504650
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.3 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 293,664 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"This collection shines a light onto the character and experience of one of the most interesting of monarchs.... [W]e are likely never to get a closer or clearer look at her. An intriguing and intense portrait of a woman who figures so importantly in the birth of our modern world." - Publishers Weekly; "An admirable scholarly edition of the queen's literary output.... This anthology will excite scholars of Elizabethan history, but there is something here for all of us who revel in the English language." - John Cooper, Washington Times; "Substantial, scholarly, but accessible.... An invaluable work of reference." - Patrick Collinson, London Review of Books; "In a single extraordinary volume... Marcus and her coeditors have collected the Virgin Queen's letters, speeches, poems and prayers.... [A]n impressive, heavily footnoted volume." - Library Journal; "This excellent anthology of [Elizabeth's] speeches, poems, prayers and letters demonstrates her virtuosity and affords the reader a penetrating insight into her 'wiles and understandings." - Anne Somerset, New Statesman; "Here then is the only trustworthy collection of the various genres of Elizabeth's writings.... [A] fine edition which will be indispensable to all those interested in Elizabeth I and her reign." - Susan Doran, History "In the torrent of words about her, the queen's own words have been hard to find....[This] volume is a major scholarly achievement that makes Elizabeth's mind much more accessible than before....[A] verltable feast of material in different genres." - David Norbrook, The New Republic


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This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth 1: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, Elizabeth I reveals brilliance on two counts; that of the Queen a dazzling writer and a leading intellect of the English Renaissance, and that of the editors, whose copious annotations make the book not only essential to scholars but accessible to general readers as well.
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Inimical Fortune, envious of all good, she who revolves things human, has deprived me for a whole year of our most illustrious presence, and still not being content with that, has robbed me once again of the same good: And which would be intolerable to me if I did not think to enjoy it soon. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars A gifted and skilled writer, 31 May 2002
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Women's personal papers seldom survive in any quantity before the eighteenth century. This is an unusual opportunity to read the words of a sixteenth-century woman as she wrote them, and all the more rare for being those of such an extraordinary and gifted person. Like or loathe her, you cannot fail to be impressed by the precocious talent of the neglected girl, Lady Elizabeth, nor the skill and humanity of the woman, Queen Elizabeth I.

The book contains her letters, poems, speeches and personal prayers, some in translation from the original French and Latin of courtly and diplomatic use. Elizabeth's writing style could be formal and florid, or snappy and playful. If she had lived now she could have been a novelist! There are public speeches, official correspondence and personal letters to friends, together with poems on subjects such as her failed engagement to the Duke of Alencon etc. These are arranged chronologically by period, with each type of document split into sections accordingly. Most have been previously published in one form or another, but although some are available on the web, a collection has not been in print for some time.

The 'scholarly bit' was a little self-glorifying, instead of concentrating on the woman they were studying, Elizabeth Tudor, and the information supplied was not always strictly accurate. There are also extant letters or copies of letters that no longer exist which were not mentioned at all, and there aren't sufficient historical notes for someone who knows nothing of the period.

The greatest shame about this is that it was not produced by some British Institution, say the British Library, for instance, about ten or twenty years ago, who might have done it a little better. I am surprised no-one thought of doing this since Harrison's edition.

I bothered a couple of friends who don't much like history into reading this and they loved it! All in all a fascinating read I'd recommend to anyone.

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